Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
The Contested Logistics and Distribution Demonstration will test how commercial supply chain infrastructure can support defence platforms in a contested environment. Boeing Global Services has been awarded the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Contested Logistics and Distribution Demonstration contract, a trial examining how commercial logistics infrastructure can be integrated with government-furnished materiel processing to support operational needs […]
Information Design One AG says the paperless fuelling network set a new record in H1 2026 and expects to pass one million transactions by the end of the year. Information Design One AG, the Frankfurt-based developer of the aFuel digital fuelling platform, says its network processed 500,000 individual aircraft fuelling transactions in the first half
AFUEL PROCESSES 500,000 DIGITAL AIRCRAFT FUELLING TRANSACTIONS IN FIRST HALF OF 2026Read More »
The partners handled 3,101 tonnes of cargo in August, the first time the team has passed the three-million-kilogram mark in a single month. Global GSA Group and Turkish Cargo have reached a new milestone in the Netherlands, handling 3,101 tonnes of cargo in August, the first time the team has passed the three-million-kilogram mark in
GLOBAL GSA GROUP AND TURKISH CARGO POST RECORD CARGO MONTH IN THE NETHERLANDSRead More »
The airline’s latest miniature house celebrates Wijnhoeve De Kleine Schorre, which has supplied Dutch wine for KLM’s World Business Class cabin for more than two decades, in the same week its first Airbus A350 arrives. KLM is marking its 107th anniversary with the unveiling of a new Delft Blue miniature house, Wijnhoeve De Kleine Schorre
KLM MARKS 107TH ANNIVERSARY WITH DELFT BLUE HOUSE HONOURING ZEELAND WINERYRead More »
The partnership, backed by PearlQ chief executive His Excellency Sheikh Abdulla Khalifa Al Thani, will develop and deliver digital aviation training solutions across Qatar, the Middle East and North America. PearlQ Software and Network Solutions (“PearlQ”), a Doha-based information technology company led by His Excellency Sheikh Abdulla Khalifa Al Thani, and RAero LLC (“RAero”), a
PEARLQ AND RAERO FORM JOINT VENTURE TO BRING AVIATION TRAINING TECHNOLOGY TO QATARRead More »
Air Botswana’s Bao Mosinyi becomes Deputy Chair, as Angola is confirmed to host the association’s 57th Annual General Assembly in 2027. The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) has elected its incoming Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson for the next 12 months at the association’s 56th Annual General Meeting in Mauritius on 10 October. Miguel Carneiro,
TAAG’S MIGUEL CARNEIRO ELECTED AASA CHAIRPERSON FOR 2026-27Read More »
The gate-to-gate demonstrator tested automated taxiing, AI-assisted pilot support and quantum sensing navigation on an A350 test aircraft before concluding its campaign. Airbus has concluded the flight test campaign for UpNext Optimate, a demonstrator that spent the past three years testing an automated, gate-to-gate mission profile on a commercial aircraft. Central to the programme was
AIRBUS COMPLETES THREE-YEAR UPNEXT OPTIMATE AUTOMATED FLIGHT TRIALRead More »
Addressing delegates at the association’s 56th Annual General Assembly in Mauritius, AASA chief executive Aaron Munetsi set out five measurable actions to unlock the continent’s aviation potential. Africa must move decisively from ambition and talk to execution if aviation is to fulfil its potential as a catalyst for intra-African trade, tourism and economic growth, Airlines
AASA TELLS AFRICAN AVIATION TO MOVE FROM TALK TO EXECUTION ON GROWTHRead More »
The by-the-seat air service returns for this year’s Las Vegas convention, with Joby Aviation on hand to outline plans for introducing electric air taxis into BLADE’s network. The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has announced a continued collaboration with Blade Urban Air Mobility, Inc. (“BLADE”), a division of Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE: JOBY), to provide
NBAA AND BLADE TO OFFER SCHEDULED SHUTTLE FLIGHTS FOR NBAA-BACE 2026Read More »
The 6,000 square metre building can produce up to five helicopter simulators at a time, as the site’s workforce has grown by more than 30% since 2022. Leonardo has opened a new building at its Sesto Calende facility dedicated to the development and manufacture of helicopter flight simulators. The investment builds on the training technologies
LEONARDO EXPANDS SESTO CALENDE FACILITY WITH NEW FLIGHT SIMULATOR PRODUCTION AREARead More »
